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Riviera Championships

The Riviera Championships [1] also known as the Championship of the Riviera [2] or the French Riviera Championships[3] or Menton International was an open men's and women's international tennis tournament played at the Menton Lawn Tennis Club,[4] Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on clay courts from 1902 until 1976 and again in 1978.

Riviera Championships
Menton International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1913–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–, 76, 1978)
Founded1902
Abolished1976
LocationMenton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
VenueMenton Lawn Tennis Club,
Surfaceoutdoor (clay)

History

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The Riviera Championships also known as the Championship of the Riviera was an open men's and women's international tennis tournament played at the Menton Lawn Tennis Club, Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on clay courts. The first edition was inaugurated on 22 March 1902, the tournament ran until 1975. In 1904 a mixed doubles event was scheduled.

The tournament was part of the French Riviera circuit tennis tour, which was series of international amateur tennis events held on the French Riviera, usually starting at the end of the preceding year around late December, through until the end of April. The tournament was known as the Riviera Championships until 1942. Following World War II the event was suspended until 1950 after which it took on the denomination as the Menton International Championships or simply Menton International.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Incomplete Roll
Riviera Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1902   William le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle   Charles Gladstone Allen 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1903   Roy Allen ? ?
1904   Major Ritchie   Roy Allen 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1905   Major Ritchie (2)   Roy Allen 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, ret.
1906[5]   Anthony Wilding   Major Ritchie 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1907   Major Ritchie (3)   George Simond 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1908 [6]   Major Ritchie (4)   Anthony Wilding 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
1909[6]   Fred Alexander   Major Ritchie 6–4, 6–2, 3–0, ret.
1910[6]   Max Decugis   Major Ritchie 4-2, ret.
1911[6]   Anthony Wilding (2)   Max Decugis 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
1912   Roy Allen  Arthur Wallis Myers 6–0, 3–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
1913 [7][6]   Anthony Wilding (3)   Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1914[8][6]   Anthony Wilding (4)   Gordon Lowe 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1915/1918 Not held (due to world war one)
1919   Nicolae Mishu   Max Decugis 6–3, 6–2, 10–12, 2–6, 7-5
1920   Nicolae Mishu (2)   Gordon Lowe 4-3, ret.
1921[6]   Gordon Lowe   Alain Gerbault 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1922   Rupert Wertheim   P. Marsden 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1923[6]   Gordon Lowe (2)   F. R. L. Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1924[6]   Gordon Lowe (3)   Uberto De Morpurgo 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2
1925[6]   Gordon Lowe (4)   Uberto De Morpurgo 6–2, 6–0, 4–6, 7–5
1926[6]   Henri Cochet   Béla von Kehrling 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 8–6
1927[6]   Uberto De Morpurgo   Béla von Kehrling 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1928[6]   Béla von Kehrling   Erik Worm 6–1, 8–6, 1–6, 6–3
1929[6]   Béla von Kehrling (2)   Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1930[6]   Bill Tilden   Jacques Brugnon 10–8, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1
1931[6]   Béla von Kehrling (3)   E. Garcia 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1932[6]   Roderich Menzel   André Merlin 6–3, 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
1933   André Martin-Legeay   Gottfried von Cramm 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1934[6]   Giorgio de Stefani   André Martin-Legeay 8–6, 6–2, 6–2
1935   Josef Caska   Wilmer Hines 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1936   Jean Lesueur   Norcross S. Tilney 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–1
1937[6]   Kalle Schröder   Kazimierz Tarlowski 8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1938[6]   Kalle Schröder (2)   Valentino Taroni 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1939[9]   Franjo Punčec   Hans Redl 11–9, 6–2, 6–0
1940/1945 Not held (due to world war two)
Menton International Championships
1954   Eduardo Argon   Alexandre-Athenase Noghès 6–3, 6–4, 9–7
1955[6]   Władysław Skonecki   Paul Rémy 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1957   Andrés Gimeno   Sergio Jacobini 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1958[6]   Jacques Brichant   Paul Rémy 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1959[6]   Billy Knight   István Gulyás 6-4, 6-2
1960[6]   Jacques Brichant (2)   Robert Haillet 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
1961[6]   Jacques Brichant (3)   Antonio Maggi 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1962[6]   Juan Manuel Couder   William Álvarez 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
1963[6]   István Gulyás   Pierre Barthès 8–6, 6–2, 6–4
Menton International
1964[6]   Pierre Darmon   István Gulyás 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1965[6]   István Gulyás (2)   Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1966[6]   István Gulyás (3)   Patrick Hombergen 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1967[6]   Dieter Schultheiss   Bernd Kube 3-0 sets
1968[6]   Alex Metreveli   Milan Holeček 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Géza Varga   Giuseppe Merlo 6–0, 7–5
1975   Bengt Lundstedt   Patrice Beust 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
French Riviera Invitation
1978   Bjorn Borg   Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

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Incomplete Roll
Riviera Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1908   Major Ritchie
  George Simond		   George de Bray
  Monsieur Jermoloff		 6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Women's singles

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Riviera Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1902   V. Henshaw   Miss Tomer 6-3, 6-1
1903   Mildred Brooksmith ? ?
1904   V. Henshaw (2)   Miss Rooke 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
1905   Amy Ransome   Vera Warden 7-5, 8-6
1906   Vera Warden   Amy Ransome 8-6, 6-3
1907   Rosamund Salusbury   Miss Hampshire 7-5, 6-0
1908   Maud Dillon   Evelyn Dillon w.o.
1909   Rosamund Salusbury (2)   Alice Greene w.o.
1910   Rosamund Salusbury (3)   Evelyn M. Froude Bellew 6-3, 6-2
1911   Jessie Tripp   Rosamund Salusbury 6–2, 6–8, 7–5
1912   Mieken Rieck   Margaret Tripp 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1913   Dagmar von Krohn   Madeline Fisher O'Neill 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1914   Dorothea Douglass Chambers   Elizabeth Ryan 6-2, 6-1
1915/1918 Not held (due to world war one)
1919   Suzanne Lenglen   A. Doublet 6-0, 6-1
1920   Geraldine Ramsey Beamish   Sigrid Frenckell Fick 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1921   Elizabeth Ryan   Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-4, 6-3
1922   Elizabeth Ryan (2)   Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-3, 6-3
1923   Suzanne Lenglen (2)   Kathleen McKane 6-2, 7-5
1924   Suzanne Lenglen (3)   Elizabeth Ryan 7-5, 6-1
1925   Elizabeth Ryan (3)   Honor Woolrych 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
1926   Helen Wills   Lili de Alvarez 6-4, 6-4
1927   Elizabeth Ryan (4)   Dorothy Shaw 6-4, 7-5
1928   Lili de Alvarez   Lucia Valerio 6-4, 7-5
1929   Phyllis Howkins Covell   Cilly Aussem 6-4, 9-7
1930   Cilly Aussem   Simonne Mathieu 9-7, 6-2
1931   Phyllis Satterthwaite   Simonne Mathieu 7-5, 6-4
1932   Simonne Mathieu   Lucia Valerio 6-2, 6-3
1933   Simonne Mathieu (2)   Peggy Scriven 6-3, 6-2
1934   Sylvie Jung Henrotin   Lucia Valerio 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1935   Simonne Mathieu (3)   Edith Belliard 6-2, 6-1
1936   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska   Edith Belliard 6-2, 6-1
1937   Anita Lizana   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–8, 8–6, 1–1 retired
1938   Jadwiga Jędrzejowska   Hella Kovac 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1939   Simone Iribarne Lafargue   Simonne Mathieu 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1940/1950 Not held (due to World War II) and women's event not held
Menton International Championships
1951   Hella Strecker   Vittoria Tonolli 8–10, 9–7, 10-8
1952   Joan Curry   Silvana Lazzarino 6-1, 6-0
1953   Inge Pohmann   Joan Curry 6-4, 6-1
1954   Joan Curry (2)   Shirley Bloomer 6-3, 6-4
1955   Shirley Bloomer   Pat Ward 6-3, 7-5
1956   Shirley Bloomer (2)   Ilse Buding 7-5, 6-4
1957   Lucia Bassi   Susanah Prettejohn 11-9, 6-0
1958   Zsuzsa Körmöczy   Lucia Bassi 6-4, 6-1
1959   Flo de la Courtie   Lucia Bassi 7-5, 6-1
1960   Zsuzsa Körmöczy   Flo de la Courtie 6-2, 6-3
Menton International
1961   Mimi Arnold   Elizabeth Starkie 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1962   Francesca Gordigiani   Hilde Schildknecht 7–9, 9–7, 6–4
1963   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis   Carole Rosser 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1964   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (2)   Christiane Mercelis 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1965   Gail Sherriff   Virginia Wade 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1966   Jill Blackman   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1967   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives (3)   Roberta Beltrame 6-1, 6-3
1968   Gail Sherriff (2)   Vlasta Vopičková 6-1, 6-0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Johanne Venturino   Ana Maria Cavadini 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1970   Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3)   Corinne Molesworth 6-1, 6-2
1971   Helga Niessen Masthoff   Corinne Molesworth 7-5 2-6 7-5
1972   Judith Szorenyi   Margareta Strandberg 8-6, 6-3
1973   Odile de Roubin   Monique Salfati-Di Maso 7-5, 6-3
1975   Elly Appel   Brigitte Simon 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
1976   Monique van Haver   Sabina Simmonds 6–4, 5–7, 6–2

Mix Doubles

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Riviera Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1904   Charles Gladstone Allen
  Miss Bournd		   Roy Allen
  Miss Powell		 default
1906   Anthony Wilding
  Amy Ransome		   Charles Gladstone Allen
  Agnes Morton		 6–3, 6–1
1907   Major Ritchie
  Rosamund Salusbury		   George de Bray
  Mlle Kraminski		 6-0, 6-1

References

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  1. ^ Town & Country. New York, United States: Hearst Corporation. 1932. p. 63.
  2. ^ Le voyageur en France: a monthly bulletin of official information concerning travel in France. Paris, France: Office national du tourisme. 1923. p. 3.
  3. ^ Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog] (1906). "The Riviera Tournaments". Spalding's tennis annual . New York: American sports publishing company. p. 157.
  4. ^ Town and Country (1937)
  5. ^ "Personal Notes from London". Auckland Star. 4 May 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via National Library of New Zealand.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Press Newspaper. National Library of New Zealand. 25 April 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ^ The Northern Times. Carnarvon, WA: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1914. p. 7.
  9. ^ American Lawn Tennis. New York: American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company. 1939. p. 39.

Sources

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  • American Lawn Tennis. (1939). New York: American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company.
  • Auckland Star. National Library of New Zealand. 4 May 1906.
  • Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel (1906). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: American sports publishing company.
  • The Press Newspaper. National Library of New Zealand. 25 April 1913.
  • The Northern Times. Carnarvon, WA: National Library of Australia.
  • The Press Newspaper. National Library of New Zealand. 25 April 1913.
  • Town & Country. New York, United States: Hearst Corporation. 1932.
  • Writers, Staff. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com.
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